Clinical trial • Phase III • Neurology|Rare Disease
Elsunersen (antisense oligonucleotide); sequence/chemical designation as listed in product record: 5'-MOEMC-(SP)-MOEMC-(P)-MOEA-(P)-MOEMC-(P)-MOEG-(P)-MOEA-(P)-DMC-(SP)-DA-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DA-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DMC-(SP)-MOET-(P)-MOEA-(SP)-MOEMC-(SP)-MOEA 3' for SCN2A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (SCN2A-DEE)
Phase III trial of Elsunersen (antisense oligonucleotide); sequence/chemical designation as listed in product record: 5'-MOEMC-(SP)-MOEMC-(P)-MOEA-(P)-MOE…
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Neurology|Rare Disease
- Trial Disease
- SCN2A developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (SCN2A-DEE)
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Oligonucleotide
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
- Orphan Drug
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 06-03-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 30-06-2025
Trial design
Randomised, open-label, sham-procedure (no injection) versus elsunersen 1 mg intrathecal (it) every 4 weeks for 6 doses (24 weeks) in cohort 1; cohort 2 and cohort 3 are open-label elsunersen (cohort 2: 1 mg it; cohort 3: start 0.5 mg it with option to escalate to 1 mg it).-controlled, adaptive Phase III trial in Italy, Germany.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- Sham-procedure (no injection) versus elsunersen 1 mg intrathecal (IT) every 4 weeks for 6 doses (24 weeks) in Cohort 1; Cohort 2 and Cohort 3 are open-label elsunersen (Cohort 2: 1 mg IT; Cohort 3: start 0.5 mg IT with option to escalate to 1 mg IT).
- Adaptive
- True, includes within-subject dose escalation for Cohort 3 (start 0.5 mg IT with option to escalate to 1 mg IT after the 3rd 0.5 mg dose based on DSMB review), staggered cohort enrolment and DSMB safety assessments before dose initiation in subsequent cohorts.
- Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 30
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 364
Eligibility
Recruits 30 paediatric patients.
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Is currently pregnant or breastfeeding or is planning to become pregnant during the clinical trial or within the timeframe specified in Section 5.5.3 of the protocol.
- Vulnerable Population
- Participants are paediatric (aged 0 to ≤18 years) and the trial identifies vulnerable populations. Consent must be provided by the participant or parent/legal guardian per inclusion criterion: 'Participant, or parent/legal guardian, is willing to sign an informed consent document...'. Assent forms are provided for minors (documents for assent age 6-11 years and assent age 12-17 years are listed), and there are ICFs for parent/guardian and legal representative documents. Patient-facing documents and ICFs are available in English, German and Italian.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participant, or parent/legal guardian, is willing to sign an informed consent document indicating that he/she understands the purpose of the clinical trial; understands, and can perform, complete, and comply with all the procedures and assessments that are required during the clinical trial; and is willing to participate in the clinical trial.\n- Has an eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m², calculated using the Schwartz formula (updated bedside version).\n- Has a confirmed SCN2A variant based on genetic testing.\n- Has onset of seizures prior to 3 months of age.\n- Is between the ages of 0 (with a gestational age of at least 37 weeks +1 day) to ≤18 years at Screening.\n- Seizure frequency of 4 or more countable motor seizures refractory to current treatment per 28-day during the Baseline Observation Period. Note: Countable motor seizures are defined as tonic seizures (bilateral; with or without fall or risk of fall); clonic seizures (bilateral); tonic-clonic seizures; atonic seizures (with fall or risk of fall) and atonic seizures (without fall or risk of fall); focal to bilateral tonic-clonic; focal or focal seizures with observable motor symptoms (including unilateral tonic or unilateral clonic).\n- If prescribed any ASM or non-pharmacological intervention (including ketogenic diet and vagus nerve stimulation ) for the treatment of epilepsy or other symptoms of early-onset SCN2A-DEE (auxiliary medicinal products) is on a stable dose, settings, or parameters for 1 month prior to Screening (not to include weight-based dose changes of medications).\n- Has been reviewed by the ERC prior to enrollment, including documentation of early onset SCN2A clinical phenotype , disease etiology, MRI results, and seizure frequency\n- Seizure diary completion must occur on ≥80% days in the Screening/Observation\n- Has a serum total bilirubin value <1.5× the ULN or a serum ALT or AST value <3×ULN."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- At screening, has any significant ongoing disease, disorder, laboratory abnormalities, environmental factor, or any ongoing or history of any psychiatric, medical, or surgical condition that, in the judgment of the investigator in consultation with the medical monitor and/or sponsor’s designee, might jeopardize the participant’s safety or interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of elsunersen; impact the clinical trial scientific objectives, or interfere with participation in the clinical trial.\n- Is currently pregnant or breastfeeding or is planning to become pregnant during the clinical trial or within the timeframe specified in Section 5.5.3 of the protocol.\n- Has any abnormal findings on brain MRI that may be contributing to the participant’s epilepsy, would put the participant at increased risk of ASO therapy (including but not limited to hydrocephalus), or any other finding that may be considered clinically significant as judged by the PI or ERC. Note: If a brain MRI has not been performed within 6 months of screening, the participant will need to have a brain MRI without gadolinium as part of Screening to assess ventricle size.\n- Has any clinically significant or known pathogenic genetic variant other than in the SCN2A gene, or a genetic variant that may explain or contribute to the participant’s epilepsy and/or developmental disorder, in the opinion of the investigator or confirmed by the ERC.\n- Has any other/additional etiology for epilepsy and/or DEE (e.g. encephalomalacia, etc) in the opinion of the investigator or confirmed by the ERC.\n- Has bone, spine (eg, kyphosis, scoliosis), bleeding, or other disorder (including, but not limited to, intolerance to anesthesia, if applicable) that might expose the participant to risk of injury or unsuccessful lumbar puncture.\n- Is unwilling or unable to discontinue medications that might increase the risk of bleeding (eg, heparin, low molecular weight heparin, platelet inhibitors) during the clinical trial (as defined in Section 6.4.1 of the protocol).\n- Is required to take any excluded medication or is anticipated to require treatment with at least 1 excluded medication during the clinical trial (as defined in the relevant section of the protocol).\n- Has laboratory test results at Screening outside the normal ranges for platelet count, prothrombin time (PT)/ partial thromboplastin time (PTT)/ international normalized ratio (INR), or renal function (serum creatinine [sCr] and urine protein [Uprot]), that are clinically meaningful as judged by the investigator.\n- Has received any experimental or investigational drug, device, or other therapy within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Screening, including any prior use of gene therapy. Note: This restriction does not apply to participants from PRAX 222-111 clinical trial or to patients currently receiving elsunersen through Expanded or Emergency Access, who may enroll directly into the Extension Period.\n- Has a known hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation of elsunersen."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in monthly (28 days) motor seizure frequency from baseline to treatment after 24 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in monthly (28-day) motor seizure frequency from Baseline Observation Period to treatment at 24 weeks; baseline assessed during a 4-week Baseline Observation Period (Day -28 to Day -1) using seizure diary count of defined countable motor seizures."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Responder rate - defined as a ≥50% reduction in monthly seizure frequency from baseline compared to treatment after 24 weeks (Treatment Period)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Responder rate defined as ≥50% reduction in monthly seizure frequency from baseline at 24 weeks."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in motor seizure-free days from baseline (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in number of motor seizure-free days compared to baseline measured during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) at baseline compared to treatment after 24 weeks (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CGI-S score change from baseline to 24 weeks and at post-dose timepoints during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) subdomains scores at each post-dose time point (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CGI-I subdomain scores assessed at each post-dose time point during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Caregiver Global Impression-Severity (CgGI-S) at baseline compared to treatment after 24 weeks (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CgGI-S score change from baseline to 24 weeks and at post-dose timepoints during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Caregiver Global Impression-Improvement (CgGI-I) subdomains scores at each post-dose time point (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CgGI-I subdomain scores assessed at each post-dose time point during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Sleep assessment scores at baseline compared to each post-dose time point (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Sleep assessment score changes from baseline at each post-dose timepoint during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording and summarising incidence and severity of TEAEs during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in findings on physical and neurological examinations, vital sign measurements, clinical laboratory results and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessments including physical/neurological exams, vitals, labs and ECGs compared to baseline across Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of elsunersen (Treatment Period)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of plasma and CSF concentrations of elsunersen during the Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Plasma PK parameters of elsunersen (Treatment Period)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculation of plasma pharmacokinetic parameters for elsunersen during the Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in the ASM regimen, dose and number of ASMs compared to Baseline (Extension Period Only)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording changes in antiseizure medication regimen, doses and counts relative to baseline during the Extension Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Peds QL Family Impact Module scores at baseline compared to each post-dose time point (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PedsQL Family Impact Module score changes from baseline at post-dose timepoints during Treatment and Extension Periods."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Caregiver Exit Interview (Treatment and Extension Periods)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Caregiver Exit Interview assessments conducted at end of Treatment and/or Extension Periods to capture caregiver-reported outcomes."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 30
- Recruitment Window Months
- 24
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent must be signed by the participant or parent/legal guardian. Assent forms are provided for minors (assent age 6-11 years and assent age 12-17 years). Legal representative ICFs and parent/guardian ICFs are available. Patient information and consent/assent documents are available in English, German and Italian (documents listed in trial dossier).
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 2
- Total Number Of Participants
- 10
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 15-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-06-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 46
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 5
Sites
- Site Name
- Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
- Department Name
- Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Unit
- Principal Investigator Name
- Nicola Specchio
- Principal Investigator Email
- Nicola.specchio@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Nicola Specchio
- Contact Person Email
- Nicola.specchio@gmail.com
- Number Of Participants
- 5
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 16-06-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 04-07-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 18
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 5
Sites
- Site Name
- Universitaetsklinikum Bonn AöR
- Department Name
- Department of Neuropaediatrics and Epilepsy Centre
- Principal Investigator Name
- Walid Fazeli
- Principal Investigator Email
- walid.fazeli@ukbonn.de
- Contact Person Name
- Walid Fazeli
- Contact Person Email
- walid.fazeli@ukbonn.de
- Number Of Participants
- 5
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Third parties
- {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Transcrip Ireland Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 12","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- PRAX-222 (elsunersen)
- Active Substance
- Elsunersen (antisense oligonucleotide); sequence/chemical designation as listed in product record: 5'-MOEMC-(SP)-MOEMC-(P)-MOEA-(P)-MOEMC-(P)-MOEG-(P)-MOEA-(P)-DMC-(SP)-DA-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DA-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DT-(SP)-DMC-(SP)-MOET-(P)-MOEA-(SP)-MOEMC-(SP)-MOEA 3'
- Modality
- Oligonucleotide
- Routes Of Administration
- Intrathecal
- Route
- Intrathecal
- Authorisation Status
- MIA (IMP) 20377 (investigational medicinal product)
- Orphan Designation
- Yes
- Starting Dose
- Cohort 1 & Cohort 2: 1 mg IT; Cohort 3: 0.5 mg IT (with option to escalate to 1 mg IT)
- Dose Levels
- 0.5 mg; 1 mg
- Frequency
- Every 4 weeks (6 doses over 24 weeks during Treatment Period)
- Maximum Dose
- 1 mg
- Dose Escalation Increase
- initial 0.5 mg IT then 1 mg IT
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